MOGADISHU, April 12 (SPA) - Helicopters flew over acoastal area used by Somali pirates on Sunday, causing panicamong residents who feared an air raid, witnesses said. Reuters quoted Locals as saying that they could see the legs and faces of white soldiers on one of two helicopters, and assumed they were fromnearby U.S. or other foreign warships monitoring a standoff overan American hostage held by pirates on a lifeboat.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/653637